Regular season totals, playoffs not included

Revised as of 1/1/2018

Teams are ranked according to Adjusted Line Yards. Based on regression
analysis, the Adjusted Line Yards formula takes all running back carries and
assigns responsibility to the offensive line based on the following percentages:

Losses: 120% value

0-4 Yards: 100% value

5-10 Yards: 50% value

11+ Yards: 0% value

These numbers are then adjusted based on down, distance, situation,
opponent, and the difference in rushing average between shotgun
compared to standard formations. Finally, we normalize the numbers so
that the league average for Adjusted Line Yards per carry is the same
as the league average for RB yards per carry. Defensive
line stats (more accurately, defensive front seven stats) represent the
performance of offensive lines against each defense, adjusted for the quality of
offensive opponents. These stats are explained further here.
Note that in earlier seasons, numbers were normalized to the average RB
yards per carry over multiple years. A change in the 2017 offseason has set each
year to normalize RB yards per carry for that season only. As of right now, that
change is only made on the 2016 and 2017 OL/DL pages.

The following stats are not adjusted for opponent:

RB Yards: Yards per carry by running backs against this defense,
according to standard NFL numbers.

Power Success: Percentage of runs on third or fourth down, two yards or less to go, that
achieved a first down or touchdown. Also
includes runs on first-and-goal or second-and-goal from the two-yard line or
closer. This is the only
statistic on this page that includes quarterbacks. Teams are ranked from
lowest power success percentage allowed (#1) to highest power success
percentage allowed (#32).

Stuffed: Percentage of
runs where the running back is tackled at or behind the line of
scrimmage.Ranked
from most stuffs (#1) to fewest stuffs (#32).

Second Level Yards: Yards earned by opposing running backs against
this team between 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, divided by total
running back carries.

Open Field Yards: Yards earned by opposing running backs against
this team more than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, divided by total
running back carries.

NFL averages for each stat given in red.

Why are these rankings different from the team
defense DVOA ratings for rushing? Among other reasons, they don't
include quarterbacks or fumbles, long runs are truncated, and a different set of
adjustments is used, attempting to isolate line play rather than total team
defense.

A team with a high ranking in Adjusted Line Yards but a low ranking in Open Field
Yards has a strong defensive line but its linebackers and secondary have
difficulty in pursuit and tackling. A team with a low ranking in Adjusted Line
Yards but a high ranking in Open Field Yards generally allows runners to get past the
defensive line but the linebackers and secondary are good at pursuit and
tackling. A low ranking in Adjusted Line Yards with a high ranking in Open Field Yards
is often an indicator of a 3-4 defensive scheme, though there are exceptions.

This second table lists each team's Adjusted Line Yards in each direction listed in official NFL play-by-play, along with rank among the 32 teams. Only five directions are listed because research so far shows no statistically significant difference between how well a team performs on runs listed middle, left guard, and right guard. These runs are from the perspective of the OFFENSE, so a run listed as LEFT TACKLE is actually at the RIGHT defensive end.

LEFT END

LEFT TACKLE

MID/GUARD

RIGHT TACKLE

RIGHT END

TEAM

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

1

PHI

2.44

2

2.82

4

3.04

1

3.24

10

3.28

10

2

CLE

3.05

4

3.14

7

3.49

2

3.04

7

2.07

3

3

ARI

3.72

14

2.61

3

3.81

8

2.76

3

2.38

4

4

DEN

3.19

9

3.30

10

3.54

3

1.90

1

3.92

16

5

CAR

2.77

3

2.36

2

3.93

10

4.15

21

3.31

11

6

NYJ

3.62

13

3.99

16

4.11

15

2.87

5

3.19

8

7

BAL

1.07

1

4.50

25

3.80

6

4.22

23

4.36

21

8

HOU

3.08

6

3.05

5

3.80

7

3.85

18

6.04

32

9

GB

3.42

12

5.02

28

4.62

29

3.41

12

1.53

2

10

MIA

4.85

27

4.69

27

3.61

4

3.23

9

5.88

31

11

DAL

3.12

8

4.01

17

3.99

11

4.73

29

3.90

15

12

PIT

6.27

32

4.25

22

3.82

9

3.28

11

4.02

18

13

MIN

3.88

18

2.32

1

4.35

21

4.40

26

3.36

12

14

TEN

3.11

7

5.21

31

4.37

24

3.47

14

0.48

1

15

NO

4.43

22

3.63

12

4.30

18

2.98

6

4.62

25

16

SF

4.96

28

3.59

11

4.31

19

3.84

17

2.68

5

LEFT END

LEFT TACKLE

MID/GUARD

RIGHT TACKLE

RIGHT END

TEAM

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

17

IND

3.83

16

4.10

19

4.25

16

2.85

4

4.95

29

18

SEA

4.57

23

4.69

26

3.75

5

4.78

30

3.10

7

19

ATL

4.73

26

3.86

14

4.08

13

4.22

24

3.84

14

20

TB

3.26

10

5.32

32

4.11

14

3.82

16

4.40

22

21

BUF

3.87

17

4.37

23

4.36

22

3.93

20

3.41

13

22

OAK

3.07

5

3.67

13

4.53

26

4.64

27

2.89

6

23

NYG

5.00

29

3.96

15

4.07

12

3.45

13

5.08

30

24

LACH

3.33

11

4.47

24

4.26

17

5.25

31

4.30

20

25

DET

4.65

24

4.07

18

4.76

30

3.16

8

3.93

17

26

KC

5.15

30

4.21

21

4.57

27

2.66

2

4.41

23

27

LARM

4.29

20

5.10

29

4.36

23

4.22

25

3.25

9

28

JAC

5.20

31

3.24

8

4.38

25

3.91

19

4.73

26

29

CIN

4.37

21

3.27

9

4.61

28

4.72

28

4.15

19

30

CHI

4.69

25

5.19

30

4.34

20

3.77

15

4.93

28

31

NE

3.74

15

3.13

6

5.06

32

4.19

22

4.86

27

32

WAS

4.19

19

4.15

20

4.89

31

6.54

32

4.45

24

x

NFL

4.00

x

3.97

x

4.18

x

3.79

x

3.87

x

The third table lists how often each team runs in each direction. These runs are from the perspective of the OFFENSE, so a run
listed as LEFT TACKLE is actually at the RIGHT defensive end. Numbers may not add up to 100% due to carries listed without direction. Certain teams may have abnormal splits because of specific official scorer tendencies.